Florence - Part 2

Well, the second day of our Florence adventure didn't start as vicariously as the first day, which actually was kind of nice.  Woke up leisurely and enjoyed our last few moments at casa Air bnb Firenze.

Ever have that moment where you just crave food from home?  Well that's pretty much every day here.  However, for a brief moment in Florence this desire was squashed.  One of our group members (kinda makes me sound like we're a band or something) found a terrific breakfast place called "The Diner".  One thing we've noticed is that the really good food places are usually off the beaten path and you need to search for them.  When you travel, it's very beneficial to look up places to eat at, read the reviews and spend time searching for them.  You won't often be disappointed!

Breakfast.  What can one say when they get pancakes, coffee, orange juice, bacon, hashbrowns, eggs, etc. just like home?!  It was amazing!!  I didn't even mind that my orange juice had pulp in it.  Usually would detest this, but actually relished it in this moment.

We continued our day with a walk down the "jewelry bridge" - a bridge that has only jewelry (high end that is) shop along it.  Then we took a hike up the hill to a spot that overlooks Florence - Piazza Michelangelo.  It was a beautiful view and surreal to be overlooking a city that I only every imagined I would see.

Next, we were off to the train station to head back to Genova.  One of the interesting things about the trains here is that while they are often and go many places, you sometimes have to transfer and take routes you wouldn't normally think of.  This is what has led us to Pisa on our first leg home.  While note ideal, such as direct fast trains are, it gave us the advantage of getting to see......The Leaning Tower of Pisa (or in this case, The Tower lol).

So we only had a 1 hr "layover" in Pisa which didn't make for a lot of time.  Luckily, when there's four of you it's easy to share costs to make quick trips via cab.  And that's just what we did.  So off the train, into a cab, run to the Tower, take pictures, buy souvenirs, cab it back and make it just in time for our train.

 

All-in-all, I had one of the best weekends of my life.  The beauty of the city, the fun of my companions and the adventure of a lifetime.  A girl couldn't ask for more!